Category: News
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Countryside Digital Champ Joins DICT
Countryside digital advocate Jocelle Batapa-Sigue was appointed as undersecretary for ICT Industry Development of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) under the leadership of Secretary Ivan John Uy. She will also exercise supervision for the ICT Industry Development Bureau (IIDB), ICT Literacy and Competency Development Bureau (ILCDB), and the National ICT Planning, Policy, […]
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Toboso Holds First Kinilaw Festival
The first Kinilaw Festival highlighted the ingenuity of the people of Toboso in preparing fresh seafood, meat, and vegetables to be eaten raw. To enliven the spirit of Toboseños after having suffered from the economic impact of the pandemic, Toboso mayor Richard Jaojoco designed and staged a festival that showcase the skills of his constituents […]
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Negros Occidental Healthcare Information Management (HIM) Industry Welcomes 40 New Medical Coders
Bacolod City and the Province of Negros Occidental welcomes a total of forty (40) Negrenses who completed the medical coding professional course under the first Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Tulong Trabaho scholarships. From SUNSTAR Bacolod (May 27, 2022 Issue) In a graduation ceremony last May 18, Wednesday, the new coders were formally […]
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BOI Strongly Promotes CREATE Incentives for ICT and Innovation Drivers in Visayas
Information and communications technology (ICT) advocates in Western Visayas see the whole region as an abundant source of more ICT-enabled startups and innovative enterprises under the new regime of government fiscal incentives. The Board of Investments (BOI) in the Visayas meet with various information and communications technology (ICT) advocates in the Visayas to aggressively promote […]
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Lack of Skilled Workforce Tops List of Employer’s Concerns Worldwide – Deloitte
CEOs around the globe now rank labor and skills shortages as the number one issue influencing or disrupting their business strategy. This was shared by Nicole Scoble-Williams, a Partner and Asia Pacific Future of Work Leader for Deloitte as key resource speaker during the launch of TechTrends last month. The Department of Information and Communications […]
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BNEFIT Welcomes First Bacolod Digital Learning Hub
Availability and scalability of quality talent with digital and business skills which aligned with the requirements of 21st century jobs and enterprises is one of the most important factors that will sustain Bacolod’s gains the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. This is one of the primary goals of the Bacolod-Negros Occidental Federation for Information […]
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Pioneer batch of Western Visayas law professors completes clinical pedagogy course
More than forty deans, clinical legal education faculty, and supervising lawyers from various law schools in the Philippines completed last week in the Special Course on Clinical Pedagogy under the Clinical Legal Education Program (CLEP) Training Program organized by Legal Education Board in partnership with The Asia Foundation. The course was delivered through seven synchronous […]
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SC Welcomes 8,241 New PH Lawyers
Names of a total of 8, 241 successful examinees out of 11, 402 examinees this year for the Bar Examinations for 2020 and 2021 were released officially today, April 12, 2022. These examinees shall officialy become new lawyers after taking their oath and signing the Roll of Attorney scheduled soon. The current passing rate comprise […]
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Awards for Women in Rural Education Launched
Multinational Foundation, Inc, (MFI) launches today, the Filipina Achievers in Rural Education Award (FLORA) which recognizes the outstanding contribution of Filipino women in rural education. The award is in memory of Ramon K. Ilusorio, founder of the Multinational Group established in March 1972 to provide pioneering and innovative financial services in the country. Today, MIB […]
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La Sallian Law Students To Engage in Limited Practice of Law under Rule 138-A
The University of Saint La Salle (USLS) – Bacolod kicked off this week its legal aid services to be handled by Law Student Practitioners (LSP) as the first batch of LSPs were officially presented before Executive Judge Raymond Joseph Javier of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) and the Officers of the Integrated Bar of the […]
Jocelle Batapa Sigue 